IDEA SPEARS COLLEGE PREPARATORY

2010 SPEARS RD
HOUSTON, TX 77067

ideapublicschools.org/our-schools/idea-spears

Charter School 384 Students

Middle School 6th - 8th

School Overview

IDEA SPEARS COLLEGE PREPARATORY is a public charter middle school and part of the IDEA PUBLIC SCHOOLS school district, located in HOUSTON, TX with 384 students offering grade levels from 06 to 08.

With 14 teachers, IDEA SPEARS COLLEGE PREPARATORY has a student/teacher ratio of about 26:1. The national average for public schools is about 15:1. A lower student/teacher ratio is a key factor that determines how much a teacher can devote his/her time to each individual student thus improving, or reducing (in the event of a higher student/teacher ratio) the attention each student is given for their educational needs.

384

Total Students

14.8

Full-Time Teachers

26.0

Student/Teacher Ratio

151.3%

Free/Reduced Lunch

Student Demographics

Student Demographics Data Table

Student Demographics for IDEA SPEARS COLLEGE PREPARATORY
Demographic	Student Count
White	3
Hispanic	252
Black	124
Asian	1
American Indian	3
Pacific Islander	1

Hispanic
252 (65.6 %)
Black
124 (32.3 %)
White
3 (0.8 %)
American Indian
3 (0.8 %)
Asian
1 (0.3 %)
Pacific Islander
1 (0.3 %)

School Location

School Details

Status:	Open
School Level:	Middle School
School Type:	Regular School
Charter Status:*	Charter School
Virtual Instruction:	N/A
Shared Time Status:	N/A
District:	IDEA PUBLIC SCHOOLS
Phone:	(832)366-1309
Website:	http://ideapublicschools.org/our-schools/idea-spears
Grade Range:	6th - 8th
Total Students:	384
Full-Time Teachers (FTE):	14.8
Pupil/Teacher Ratio:	26.0
NSLP Participation:¹	Yes under Community Eligibility Option (CEO)
Qualified Free Lunch:	578
Qualified Reduced Lunch:	3

* Charter Schools: A public charter school is a publicly funded school that operates independently under a legislative contract (or "charter") with a state, school district, or designated authorizing entity. Charters grant these schools greater operational flexibility over curriculum, staffing, and budgeting in exchange for strict accountability to achieve performance standards established in their charter agreement.

¹ National School Lunch Program (NSLP): The National School Lunch Program is a federally assisted meal program operating in public and nonprofit private schools. It provides nutritionally balanced, low-cost or free lunches to eligible children each school day based on household income thresholds or community eligibility options (CEO).

Title I Program Overview: Title I, Part A of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) allocates federal financial assistance to local educational agencies and public schools with high percentages of children from low-income families to help ensure that all children meet challenging state academic standards.

Grades Taught

Grade 6 128

Grade 7 127

Grade 8 129